Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Good Morning friends! Thank you so much for stopping by. I do appreciate your visit. The sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I do really like this one. Simple elements that is perfect for any style card.

Our sponsor this week is A Day for Daisies and my card features an image called Spring Flower Hair. I hope I have that right. I still don't have my computer at my new house, so I'm sort of posting everything based on memory and hoping I get it right. I had to borrow a friends iPad and then that didn't work so well, so I'm using my son's computer, which thankfully he got set up today.

My card also features this really cool pocket card die that I got from Fun Stampers Journey. Of course after I got it they announced that it was being retired. But instead of moping about it, I finally pulled it out and actually used it. I does have two pockets, one behind the solid middle piece and one in front of it. It's perfect for a special note and a gift card.

I hope my card inspires you to join us and please be sure to visit the DT as they really deserve your love. Have a great week!

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Good Morning TMS friends. I hope you're week is off to a great start. The sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this one is by Patti. I love this sketch - this one, if you take it quite literally, gives you so much opportunity to use ribbons and embellishments from your stash. My card is quite literal, but I am happy with the results.

My card features Spellbinders dies. The foliage die, I used the fern leaf. I actually cute them out of my background ivory piece. Using a stencil brush and 2 shades of distress inks, I colored them softly. Then adhered the whole piece to a scrap of copy paper. I am loving the inlaid technique. I then stamped my greeting with Oatmeal Cookie (FSJ) ink and then embossed it. I added some beautiful olive green ribbon. For the focal image, I covered a piece of black card stock with Scor-Tape (sheet) and then die cut the butterfly. Then I used opal foil (ThermoWeb). I didn't even think about how sheer this foil was, but foiling black card stock with it just made it so dramatic!

Check out this butterfly! I finished it off with pewter colored pearls. I think that is the most stunning butterfly ever.

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About Me

I am a mother of 3 amazing teenagers that keep me busy! In my spare time, I love to cook, read (I rarely watch TV), stamp and scrapbook. I've been a papercrafter for 17+ years and I love every minute of it. I decided I didn't have enough to do, so I also "own" a challenge blog, Tuesday Morning Sketches.
If you need to reach me, please feel free to email me at stampedbym@gmail.com

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All cards, scrapbook pages, photographs and text are owned by Melissa Craig. I have created the cards and pages with copyrighted material (Stampin' Up!, Stamping Bella, Penny Black, The Greeting Farm and many others) and are for personal use only. I share these ideas with you, you are free to CASE the cards but ask that you do not submit for contests or publication. Also, please give credit where credit is due. If you CASE something of mine, please tell others where you got the idea. Thanks!! Happy Stamping and inky hugs.